Buckshorn plantain |
Buttercup |
Chickweed |
Plantago coponopus |
Ranunculus repens |
Stellaria media |
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A rosette forming perennial turf weed with distinctive
ribbed leaves. It produces a long hairy flower spike
with an abundance of seeds. Will grow almost anywhere
but prefers soils above pH 5. |
A creeping perennial which sends out runners that
then root and produce a new plant. Bright yellow
flowers throughout the summer. Prefers damp
conditions on heavy ground. |
A soft stemmed annual plant with small hairs along
the stem. It has oval leaves that form opposite each
other. It has very small white flowers that are followed
by seed pods. Control before flowering to help
prevent reoccurrence the following year. |
Holster XL
Weedol Concentrate
Lawn Clear RTU
Roundup Pro Vantage
Holster XL
Celadon
Roundup Pro Vantage
Lawn Clear RTU
Gallup Biograde Amenity
Praxys |
Holster XL
Gallup Biograde Amenity
Roundup Pro Vantage |
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Daisy |
Dandelion |
Field woodrush |
Bellis Perennis |
Taraxacum officinale |
Luzula campestris |
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A common perennial turf weed with white flowers
with a yellow centre. Thrives on close mown turf and
in alkaline conditions. Mainly flowers in late spring
through to summer but can flower all year round. |
A deep rooted perennial that forms a large rosette
with large round yellow flowers. The seed heads
produce an abundance of seed that is easily spread by
the wind. |
Coarse, broad grass like dark green leaves fringed with
silky hairs. It favours very acidic conditions and
spreads by creeping stolons. Flowers early in the
spring and produces dark brown seed heads. |
Holster XL
Celadon
Weedol Concentrate
Lawn Clear RTU
Praxys |
Holster XL
Celadon
Weedol Concentrate
Gallup Biograde Amenity
Lawn Clear RTU
Praxys |
Sulphate of Iron |
Greater plantain |
Mayweed |
Parsley piert |
Plantago major |
Matricaria maritima |
Aphanes australis |
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Large oval green leaves with between 5 and 9 large
thick veins that are clear once the leaf is removed.
The greater plantain is the most common and grows
well in compacted low fertile areas. |
A star shaped weed that adapts to grow just below
mowing height. Prevalent on acidic heathland and
moorland areas and sometimes found on parkland
areas but not found on chalk downland. It produces
a white flower with a yellow centre similar to a
daisy. If allowed to flower each plant can produce
large amounts of seeds. |
A low growing annual with pale dusky green, hairy
leaves. It has deep cut wedge shaped leaves, three
cleft with deep lobes. Likes dry conditions and sandy
loams. |
Controlled by:
Holster XL
Celadon
Weedol Concentrate
Gallup Biograde Amenity
Lawn Clear RTU
Roundup Pro Vantage |
Controlled by:
Holster XL
Roundup Pro Vantage |
Controlled by:
Holster XL |
Pearlwort |
Ragwort |
Ribwort plantain |
Sargina procumbens |
Senecio jacobea |
Plantago lanceolate |
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Pearlwort is a low growing mat forming plant with
glossy leaves and small white flowers, April to
September. It grows in moist environments. It has
very thin waxy leaves and is difficult to control with
many selective herbicides. Although a perennial it
does yellow and suffer through the winter weather. |
Although a biennial, when mown close it produces a
rosette that is persistent and exhibits perennial
properties. As it gets older it becomes woody and
can cause uneven playing surfaces. It is classified as
an injurious weed under the weeds act 1959. |
A rosette forming perennial turf weed with distinctive
ribbed leaves. It produces a long hairy flower spike
with an abundance of seeds. Will grow almost anywhere
but prefers soils above pH 5. |
Holster XL
Celadon |
Holster XL
Roundup Pro Active
Holster XL
Celadon
Weedol Concentrate
Lawn Clear RTU
Praxys |
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Selfheal |
Speedwell |
Toadrush |
Prunella vulgaris |
Veronica |
Jancus bufonius |
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A member of the mint family, it has hairy leaves,
grows quickly and spreads over lawns to form large
patches competing with grass. It flowers with large
rounded purple flower from June to November. It is
easily spread by seed. |
There are numerous species of Speedwell that are
considered to be lawn weeds and they look very much
alike. The most common ones found in sports turf and
lawns is the Birds Eye Speedwell and Ivy leaf
Speedwell. |
Toadrush is a very fine rush that forms a tight
bundle of green, purple and reddish shoots. They
have a hard woody base with very little root and
can therefore quite easily be pulled out. It tends to
grows in areas that persistently lay damp, such as
turf with a compacted thatch layer. |
Holster XL
Praxys |
Holster XL
Celadon
Praxys
Roundup Pro Active |
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White clover |
Yarrow |
Yellow suckling clover |
Trifolium repens |
Achillea millefolium |
Lesser trefoil |
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White clover is a very common turf weed, it flowers
with a small white flower from June to September
and produces thousands of seeds that are dispersed
and become viable within 2 weeks. As well as a large
seed bank Clover also spreads by stolons. Clovers fix
nitrogen from the air giving a darker green area to
the turf. |
The fine feathery leaves and deep fleshy rhizomes of
yarrow make it particularly drought resistant. It
produces an abundance of small white flowers
between May and July. Difficult to control with some
selective herbicides. |
Yellow suckling Clover has a small rounded yellow
flower right through summer from May to October. It
spreads quickly and can form large clumps which look
unsightly and can affect the playing surface on sports
turf. |
Controlled by:
Holster XL
Celadon
Weedol Concentrate
Lawn Clear RTU
Praxys
Gallup Biograde Amenity
Controlled by:
Holster XL
Celadon
Gallup Biograde Amenity
Roundup Pro Active |
Controlled by:
Holster XL
Weedol Concentrate |
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